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Travel trivia at The New York Times Travel Show

posted: May 16, 2011 by: with: No Comments

We’ve been sharing videos from The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show where travelers give you their own advice on traveling. But when we hopped on the train bound for The New York Times Travel Show, we decided to bag the advice questions and shake things up.

Instead of getting travelers’ advice, we wanted to quiz travelers on their knowledge of the globe they love to trek. Here is our Friendly Planet Travel trivia quiz where Melissa, one of our bloggers, tried to stump travelers.

Play along with the video to see how many questions you get right. And no cheating! When you’re finished watching it, let me know how you did in a comment on this post. Good luck! And thanks again to all the travelers at The New York Times Travel Show who participated.

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Seven exotic locations for the price of a Vegas weekend

posted: Mar 24, 2011 by: with: 2 comments

When I was at The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show, I got the opportunity to present attendees with “Seven Exotic Locations for the Price of a Vegas Weekend.” The response I got was overwhelming. The room filled up to standing room only for the entire 30 minutes! I felt like I was on American Idol.

When I got another opportunity to present at The New York Times Travel Show the following month, I knew I had to share these locations with this new crowd. Unfortunately, I only had 15 minutes to speak, so I trimmed the presentation down to five exotic locations.

After both presentations, travelers flooded Friendly Planet Travel’s booth with questions about these destinations, and I answered every single one. It seemed this topic struck a chord with travelers. Good thing we got it all on camera. 🙂

In case you missed it, here is my presentation at The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show on “Seven Exotic Locations for the Price of a Vegas Weekend.” Hit play, and if you have any questions, leave them in a comment on this post and I will respond.

Coming up is the video of my second presentation from The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show on “How to Compare Travel Offers for the Best Value.” Stay tuned for the footage.

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We meet Budget Travel’s Kate Appleton in the Big Apple

posted: Mar 10, 2011 by: with: No Comments

If there’s an extraordinary travel destination at an ordinary price, Kate Appleton knows about it. She has to. That’s because it’s her job as Senior Editor of Budget Travel. She’s been telling travelers how to “budget wisely to travel widely” since the website launched in 2005.

So I was thrilled when Kate was able to swing by Friendly Planet Travel’s booth at the recent New York Times Travel Show. While she was there, we cornered her for a quick one-on-one interview with Friendly Planet Travel’s blogger, Melissa.

Kate told Melissa about how she got her start in travel journalism, her thoughts on whether you should choose the better deal over the better value when booking a trip, the state of airport security, her favorite exotic destination, and much more. Watch the interview to get all of Kate’s travel know-how and advice.

Kate, it was wonderful to meet you! Thanks again for stopping by our booth.

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